Ed Sheeran has revealed that the two tracks he has given to One Direction are about his ex-girlfriend.

The singer-songwriter will have two writing credits on the boyband's second studio album Take Me Home and explained that they are similar to his previous track for the five-piece, titled 'Moments'.

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"The two songs that I wrote for One Direction's album are, they're the same subject matter as the last song I wrote for the last album 'cause they're from the same batch of songs," Sheeran told MTV News.

"They're both about my ex-girlfriend," he continued. "One of them is kind of a getting-back-together song. One of them is an appreciation song.

"I can't say the titles. The song that I think will be the single, one of the singles, is kind of a very sweet song."

Sheeran added: "It was written about the best things about someone, kind of like the things you wouldn't expect.

"You'll have to hear it. I can't really say too much 'cause it's their album. I want them to be the first ones to announce it and stuff."

One Direction's new album Take Me Home will be released in the UK on November 12 and a day later in the US.